TRUTH BE TOLD: STORYTELLING FOR LIFE

Charity number: 1190702
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Truth Be Told: Storytelling For Life (TBT) is an intergenerational storytelling charity whose objects are to promote social inclusion and advance the Christian faith. We train and equip individuals and churches with everything they need to share parable style stories, inviting everyone of all ages, cultures and abilities to belong together.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2025

Total income: £93,589
Total expenditure: £76,999

People

7 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 August 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • TRUTH BE TOLD (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Priscilla Eileen Roxburgh Trustee 03 February 2026
None on record
Irwin Buchanan Trustee 03 November 2025
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Received: On time
Stuart Taylor Trustee 15 March 2025
None on record
Ashley Liddington Trustee 10 July 2023
None on record
Lwanga Chibamba Trustee 25 November 2021
None on record
JACQUELINE ANN LAST Trustee 03 August 2020
None on record
Hannah Elizabeth Lawford Trustee 03 August 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 03/08/2021 03/08/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024 31/07/2025
Total gross income £67.25k £28.20k £72.59k £80.65k £93.59k
Total expenditure £24.22k £38.13k £48.55k £74.54k £77.00k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2025 29 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2025 29 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 28 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 08 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 08 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 03 August 2022 25 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 03 August 2022 25 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 03 August 2021 30 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 03 August 2021 30 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Aug 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY BY THE PROVISION OF INTERGENERATIONAL STORYTELLING ACTIVITIES. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); FAMILY CHALLENGES OR BREAKDOWN; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY). (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Contact information

Address:
ST. PAULS CHURCH
LANDFORD WAY
BOURNEMOUTH
BH8 0NY
Phone:
01202 112448
Email:
hello@truthbetold.org.uk
Website:

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